パラボラ

noun

parabolic antenna; satellite dish; parabolic reflector

Commonly refers to a parabolic antenna or dish for satellite TV, radio telescopes, or parabolic microphones. Often used as an abbreviation of パラボラアンテナ.

See also: パラボラアンテナ

• 屋や根ねの上うえにパラボラが設せっ置ちされている。

  A satellite dish is installed on the roof.

• パラボラで衛えい星せい放ほう送そうを受じゅ信しんする。

  Receive satellite broadcasts with a parabolic antenna.

noun

parabola (geometric curve)

Mathematical term for the plane curve; less common in everyday speech than the antenna sense. The Japanese term 放物線 (ほうぶつせん) is more explicit for the geometric curve.

See also: 放物線 (ほうぶつせん)

• 数すう学がくの授じゅ業ぎょうでパラボラの方ほう程てい式しきを学まなんだ。

  We learned the equation of a parabola in math class.